The Greatest Mysteries of All Time: Volume 6

Written by Otto Penzler, John Collier, C.P. Donnel Jr. and 2 more

Narrated by Orson Welles

This sixth volume of The Greatest Mysteries of All Time offers a variety of works by some of the most lauded writers in the field of suspense and literature. This engaging collection includes stories by 19th and early 20th century greats such as Wilkie Collins and Edith Wharton, as well as more modern fare from the pen of John Gardner, author of several James Bond novels. Literary fans will be riveted by Aldous Huxley's brilliant "The Gioconda Smile," delight to the delicious comic crime gem by James Thurber, "The Catbird Seat," and discover lesser known— but no less intriguing— works by John Collier, C.P. Donnel, Jr., and Melville Davisson Post. The stories included here are:

“ The Chaser” by John Collier, read by Orson Welles
“ The Terribly Strange Bed” by Wilkie Collins, read by David Warner
“ Recipe for Murder” by C.P. Donnel, Jr., read by Christopher Cazenove
“ I Have” by John Gardner, read by David Warner
“ The Gioconda Smile” by Aldous Huxley, read by Roger Rees
“ The Corpus Delicti” by Melville Davisson Post, read by Arte Johnson
“ The Catbird Seat” by James Thurber, read by Mackenzie Phillips
“ A Journey” by Edith Wharton, read by Carol Lawrence

• Language: English
• Publisher: Phoenix Books, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 1, 1997
• ISBN: 9781607479307

Otto Penzler

OTTO PENZLER is a renowned mystery editor, publisher, columnist, and owner of New York’s The Mysterious Bookshop, the oldest and largest bookstore solely dedicated to mystery fiction. He has edited more than fifty crime-fiction anthologies. He lives in New York.